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Awards and ScholarshipsThe English Department seeks to encourage remarkable achievements throughout the year, but officially recognizes its outstanding students at the end of Spring semester during the Awards Ceremony. Here are application forms and the awards granted during the past few years, several of which are not given every year; some include monetary awards, while others do not.
In addition to these opportunities, the department's Graduate Student Advisory Board and the university's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs offers travel and research grants. All scholarships and awards are given to deserving and promising students at the discretion of the department, and will be awarded without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental handicap, age, or status as a Vietnam era veteran. Note: All scholarship application materials should be turned in to the Undergraduate Studies office in Robert Bell 295. Outstanding Graduating SeniorEach year the English Department recognizes one graduating senior whose
academic achievements have been exemplary. Recent Award Winners 2009: Shane Kelly Barry Wright Memorial ScholarshipApplication deadline: Feb. 27, 2009 The Barry Wright Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually (when funding is available) by the Department of English at Ball State University in recognition of artistic excellence in the writing of poetry by an undergraduate at Ball State. Because the criterion for award is artistic excellence, no scholarship will be awarded in any year in which the panel determines that no entry exhibits sufficiently high artistic quality to merit an award. Recent Scholarship Winners 2009: Tyler Gobble Elizabeth Martin ScholarshipsApplication deadline: Feb. 27, 2009 Named in honor of a former secretary for the Administrative Assistant to the Department Chair, the Elizabeth Martin Scholarship is presented to English majors displaying those characteristics of scholarship, character, and leadership. Recent Scholarship Winners 2009
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Dr. Janet Ross Scholarship for Teachers of English as a Second LanguageApplication deadline: Feb 27, 2009 The Dr. Janet Ross Scholarship for Teachers of English as a Second Language is a merit award. The amount may be divided among several students, if so recommended by the selection committee. The recipient must be enrolled in one of the following programs: Teaching Major in English/Language Arts in combination with English as a Second Language Licensure Program; M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL); or M.A. in Linguistics and TESOL. The recipient shall display those characteristics of scholarship, character, and leadership which, in the judgment of the selection committee, are considered essential for success in the field of teaching English as a second language. Recent Scholarship Winners 2009:
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Leslie and Patrick Ballard ScholarshipApplication deadline: Feb. 27, 2009 The Leslie and Patrick Ballard Scholarship is intended for future teachers of English. It was established by Leslie Ballard, a BSU graduate in English Education and Patrick Ballard, a BSU graduate in Political Science.
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Matt Jones Creative Writing ScholarshipApplication deadline: Feb. 27, 2009 The Matt Jones Creative Writing Scholarship is awarded annually (when funding is available) by the Department of English to a Ball State University student majoring in English/Creative Writing who exhibits both a dedicated interest in creative writing and a demonstrated financial need. Recent Scholarship Winners 2009: Clay Carter Departmental Honors in WritingBall State directs the academic departments annually to submit portfolios of outstanding student writing. Those students whose portfolios are forwarded to the University level of the competition by the English Department are awarded Departmental Honors in Writing. Recent Award Winners 2009:
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Writing Center AwardThe Writing Center award is presented to the outstanding tutor of the year. Recent Scholarship Winners: 2009: Whitney Galvin
Carol S. Chalk Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by Dr. Steven Chalk in honor of his wife Dr. Carol S. Chalk, who received her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Ball State University. During her graduate program, from 1996-2002, Carol directed the Writing Center. The Center was her most comfortable professional home, mediating between the values of family and collaboration, on one hand, and academic achievement on the other. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarship to a full-time student who is employed in the Writing Center and has at least one semester of undergraduate coursework remaining. The scholarship will be awarded to a tutor who has demonstrated patience, creativity, and a commitment to encouraging, mentoring, and nurturing other student writers. Recent Scholarship Winners: 2009: Sarah Burns
Francis Mayhew Rippy Graduate Scholarship This scholarship was established by the family, friends, and students of Dr. Frances Mayhew Rippy in honor of her forty-two years of teaching English at Ball State University (1959-2001). The purpose of the fund is to assist outstanding graduate students majoring in literature in English at Ball State University. Recent Scholarship Winners: 2009:
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This award was established by Drs. Gert and Anemarie Voss to support applied or theoretical research in literature in the Department of English. Any M.A. or Ph.D. candidate with a concentration in literature or a M.A. general concentration in the Department of English is eligible. Recent Award Winners: 2009:
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